Structure and mandate
The CMP is composed of a Member appointed by each of the two communities and a Third Member, selected by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN). CMP decisions are taken by consensus. The chair is rotated monthly.
The mandate of the CMP is to establish the fate of missing persons: “The Committee shall look only into cases of persons reported missing in the inter-communal fighting as well as in the events of July 1974 and afterwards.” (Article 7, CMP Terms of Reference).
As a result of the violence generated during those times, a total of 502 Turkish Cypriots and 1,493 Greek Cypriots were officially reported as missing by both communities to the CMP. Following a number of recent identifications in the early 2000's, the total number of missing Greek Cypriots actually stands at 1,468 and the number of missing Turkish Cypriots at 494.
The Committee does not attempt to establish the cause of death or attribute responsibility for the death of missing persons (Article 11, CMP Terms of Reference). The Committee shall look only into cases of persons reported missing in the inter-communal fighting as well as in the events of July 1974 and afterwards.” (Article 7, CMP Terms of Reference).
The 31 July 1997 Agreement between the leaders of both communities, provides for the exchange of information regarding known burial sites and the return of remains of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot missing persons. [More]...
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- CMP Fact Sheet (April 2012) - file format 'PDF' (18 Kb)
